Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
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#2Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
Re: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
#3Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
> Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
Radio jammers.
There are very few technological solutions to political problems.
Re: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
#4Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
It will still be owned by a private company you have no control over, which isn't necessarily better
Re: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
#5Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
The freedom to access information is one of the greatest and most sacred gifts the internet gave us. The longer we can protect that, the further the human race will progress. Bring on starlink!
Re: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
#6Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
Things like Starlink won't remove a government's ability to cut off internet access. The radio signals aren't hard to jam.
Re: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
#7Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
Also, imagine it being much harder to verify that your systems are air-gapped.
Re: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
#8Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
Imagine how difficult it must be to drive through a neighborhood, and mark off anyone with a satellite dish on their roof as a political criminal.
Hint: Not very.
Also, how exactly do you plan to pay your bills to your ISP, when their service is illegal in your country?
Re: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
#9Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
It will still be owned by a private company you have no control over, which isn't necessarily better
Especially since Iraq is leaning on private companies (ISPs) to get them to shut down the internet.
The one advantage that Starlink might have is, it might be a company beyond the reach of the Iraqi government, and therefore less likely to give in to their pressure to close off access. But what we really need is several such companies, not just one.
Re: Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet
#10Starlink can’t come soon enough. Imagine internet beyond the grasp of control freak governments
the internet, with most content and platforms by freak capitalists